I use Outlook to access Exchange. I store old mail in an Outlook Archive folder. I know that Outlook 2011 stores data in /Users/<user>/Documents/Microsoft User Data but where exactly are these Archive emails stored on my computer?

The reason I'm asking is because I want to provide the path to my archive files to my cloud backup program and exclude all the other Outlook files that are available/stored on the Exchange server.

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Outlook 2011 for MAC stores only the indices in a database file and stores the data records (individual emails) as a series of files nested within folders. The Database file and its folders are located here:

Don't the paths above include all messages? If so, that's NOT what I'm looking for. I'm only interested in the messages that are "ON MY COMPUTER" and not the copies of the messages that are also on the Exchange server. IOW, I don't want the messages that are part of my Inbox, Sent Items, etc. I just want the messages that I archived.
– SajeeApr 22 '12 at 21:12

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So amplification on this question. Outlook 2011 for OSX does not include a native mechanism for archiving email (ala Outlook on PC). Are you using an Outlook rule to accomplish this?
– MortOct 11 '12 at 16:34

An Outlook 2011 rule to autoarchive would be nice to have but I'm really looking for a pattern to let me backup program know which files/messages to back up (the data that stored "ON MY COMPUTER" in Outlook 2011) and which to exclude (the mail that's mirrored on the Exchange server)
– SajeeOct 23 '12 at 20:27